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ZDC radar controller perceives potential of collision with aircraft erroneously exiting warning areas 72 and 122 and conflicting with other controled traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416774 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ntu |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc military facility : vacapes tower : cle |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other |
| Flight Plan | DVR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 416771 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : exit other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Oceana long range radar has been displaying ghost targets in and near warning areas 72 and 122. They appear to be spillouts and have the potential to startle a controller into taking abrupt action to avoid a collision, endangering the aircraft and passenger. FAA management continually ignores this threat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC RADAR CTLR PERCEIVES POTENTIAL OF COLLISION WITH ACFT ERRONEOUSLY EXITING WARNING AREAS 72 AND 122 AND CONFLICTING WITH OTHER CTLED TFC.
Narrative: OCEANA LONG RANGE RADAR HAS BEEN DISPLAYING GHOST TARGETS IN AND NEAR WARNING AREAS 72 AND 122. THEY APPEAR TO BE SPILLOUTS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO STARTLE A CTLR INTO TAKING ABRUPT ACTION TO AVOID A COLLISION, ENDANGERING THE ACFT AND PAX. FAA MGMNT CONTINUALLY IGNORES THIS THREAT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.